Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	divine_a	holy_a	scripture_n	3,228	5	5.6311	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61281	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions never before published / by George Stanhope ...	Stanhope, George, 1660-1728.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5233; ESTC R15305	178,532	482

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